The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-29
details Of the ool: Hughes Hallett scandal.

details Of the Col. Hughes Hallstt scandal,
exposing his relations with his step-daugh.I
ter, and accuses the government OF st.
tempting to hush matters up and exoner.
ate Hallett, who still holds his seat IN the
house OF commons. Col. Hughes allet
says: The statements are grossly untrue.
I never had any liaison with. any step.
daughter OF mine. The Pail Mall Gazette
outraged the name OF tho young lady, not
my stepdaughter, who Is no relative or
connection OF mine.
The proper law officer Of Alabama has
decided that there were no legal difficulties
in the way OF holding the prohibition cleo.
ton on Nov. 26, so that now the contest
will be certain to come of on that date.
At LOUISA, KY, William Thompson con.
cealed himself near the house OF A. j.
Thompson, and shot three members OF the
family. one OF them fatally: The murder
er also shot a school teacher. His victims
were his own cousins. He has mot been
captured.
Stanislaus Keycke, who hot and killed
officer Pisczek at Milwaukee two years ago,
was arrested at Chicago and locked up to
await a requisition from Milwaukee.
One of,the older officials OF the treasury
says: IAN extra session %ofcongress can not
be called before next November, and a ses-
sion at that time could do little toward
relieving a stringency recently existing.
There ia nc reason for an extra session.
Money is always tight at this time OF year.
Large sums are needed to move the crops,
md bankers knowing it have locked it up
to secure large rates OF interest. II this
move means anything else it will TALL
through. for people will find thatthay can
not drive the government into buying
bonds at higher rates than it desires to
pay"
Secretary Bayard does not believe any
international complications can result
from the conviction OF Grill Pouble by the
Cuban authorities. He had excellent
counsel, and all the United States could do
was to see that he obtained justice under
the laws OF Spain.
The presidents hand was sw ollen great
ly, he having shaken with nearly 10000
persons during three days at Philadelphia.
A crowd Of Englishmen, furious at the
non-appearance of foot racers, wrecked
all accessible property in fine shape.
Several OF the Extremist deputies pro
pose initiating a movement in the chamber
OF deputies for the expulsion from France
OF all Orleanist and Bonapartist princes.
Deputies Basly and Camelinat will again
propose that all property OF the above.
mentioned princes that can be discovered
in France shall be confscated.
The following pensions were granted:
Powles, Oneida; J. j. Hall, Drywood; F.
O. Wisner, Boomer; A Cline, Packwaukee;
H. Kempell, Beaver Dam. Minnesota:
Mother J. Fellows, MARSHALL; widow J.. Nigg,
Mankato; w. H. Halstead, Alexandria,; J.
Nigg, (deceased), Mankato. Dakota: +.
Colledge, Jr.. Redield; J. l.. Babcock, Cort-
land; w. Hammond, Turner.
Did or did not Mrs. Cleveland snub Gov.
Foraker? The lady says she didn't and
the gentleman says she did. This is the
burning topic in ''society" circles.
The statement is published in Chicago
that all the Chicago Knights OF Labor en-.
gagged iu culinary work are about to with
draw from the order and form q district
assembly of their own, to be known as the
Chicago Culinary union.
New York paper says that Gen. Roger
A. Pryor has agreed to undertake the
case OF the condemned Chicago anarchists.
Capt. Black will shortly come from Chicago
for a consultation.
A collision occurred on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago road which result
ed in a disaster. The first section OF q
freight train broke down and the second
section collided with it, instantly killing
John Bouch, fireman OF the second Sec
tion.
Capt. J. B. Mullet, OF the revenue
marine service, who committed suicide in
San Francisco, was the brother OF ex-
Supervising Architect Mullet.
Rev. DR.. Bernard O'Reilly OF New York,
who is staying at ~Glengarriffe, Ireland, has
received the appointment of domestic pre-
late to the pope.
Frank w. Maxon, a wealthy stock
breeder OF Walworth. Wis, was gored to
death by a blooded bull.
J.. Howard Ross, who had been identif.
ed with ne~wspapers'at DETROIT, Buffalo and
Kansas City, died at Lamont, Mich.
Thomas J. Pope G. Bros, metal dealers
of New York city, rave failed. Liabilities
$500, 900 to $500, 600.
Nolan and Glow will fight in Cincinnati,
Oct. 6.
The Willard party controls about as
much Northern Pacific stock as the old
management.
Fire broke out in the Wholesale candy
factory of M. E. Page & Co.,
on Lake street, Chicago, near Franklin
The entire building and contents are de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $500, 0OO.
DR.. Luke P. Blackburn, ex-governor of
Kentucky, who died recently, was born in
Woodiord county, KY, June, 16, 1915,
his father having one OF the largest stock
farms in the state. He studied medicine
in Europe, and became q prominent prac-
t~itioner in Lexington and vicinity for many
years. In 1S46 he removed to Natchez,
Miss, and won a wide reputation as a yell
low fever expert, successfully battling with
the epidemics OF 1886. In 1856 h. was
called to New York to aid the authorities
in treating yellow fever. During every yell
low fever epidemic since DR.. Blackburn's
services have been in requisition all over
the South. He was governor OF Kentucky
from 1873 to 1882, and has since lived
quietly in Louisville.
The Manitoba has issued q circular of in
struction to agents, saying: ''When pass.
engers travelling ON freight trains with
proper tickets offer baggagefo for t~ransporta-
ton on same train, you will way-bill the
same free to the terminal or Immediate
station on our own line, as shown by the
ticket, providing it does not exceed $50
pounds. Any excess over $50 pounds you
will way-bill at the regular excess baggage
rate"
The American forestry congress, in ses.
sionin Springfield, Ill. .
Capt. c. M. Levy, for many years a clerk
in the postotfice department, died in Wash
merchant OF New York, but through spec.
ulation in other ways lost his fortune. He
was placed in the p%ostofice department
under President Lincoln.
/ At the annual meeting OF the stockhold.
ers Ut the Minneapolis IL Pacific railway,
the following board of directors was cleo.
ted: w. D., Washburn, Thomas Lowry,